“This weekend is going to be packed with events! Saturday July 16th is the Levis Commuter Launch event at NY Velo and Affinity, then on Sunday weâ€™re throwing the Great American Shootout!

Weâ€™ve wrangled the current US National Track Champions, US Pro track racers, future and former US Olympians and Affinityâ€™s finest to duke it out for the Kissena Royale roller race championships!! The party is at The Morgan, a new huge indoor/outdoor venue located in Bushwick Brooklyn.

$5 dollars at the door and get a free Kissena Royale Tee shirt!! $3 dollar Brooklyn Brewery Beer, and $2 PBRs with BBQ and live music all day by Dirty Fingers and JStache.

Free Bike Vallet!! Donâ€™t Steal Bikes Bro!! Come hang out and leave your bike with us and not have to worry about it getting stolen.

Weâ€™ll be giving away over $1,000.oo worth of prizes to the racers. Be there for a never before seen event, and watch future US Olympic 2012 Track racers!!

All proceeds from the event go to help fund our Elite and Olympic track program! Help get our guys and gals to win national and Olympic titles!! This event is also the Kissena Royale awards ceremony for the spring series champions Andrew LaCorte, Brean Shea, Scott Demel, Jun Sugai and Kimberly Edwards!

Many Thanks to The Brooklyn Brewery, BikeWorks NYC, Mighty Healthy, Mishka, Holdfast, Mission Workshop, Fyxation, Champion System and The Morgan for making this great event happen!

&#8220DWARFED by the soaring expanse of the long-vacant Kingsbridge Armory, a small group of bike advocates and Bronx residents strolled through the main hall recently and imagined a mecca of bicycling.

Picture it: Over here, young BMX riders from the neighborhood perform tricks, spinning their bike frames and leaping over obstacles. Over there, racers warm up and cool down, as fans drink Belgian beer at an indoor bar and live bands play.

And in the center, under the lights, elite athletes from around the world zip around a smooth plywood track during six days of competition â€” the sort of marathon racing that once drew tens of thousands of spectators to cycling tracks, or velodromes, across New York, from Coney Island to Madison Square Garden.

“We are raffling off a Bedazzled bicycle by David Byrne later this week to support Exit Art, an alternative art space in Manhattan (475 Tenth Ave.) with a focus on environment and issues that effect the world while promoting young artists.
We would like to invite you and your readers to by a raffle ticket or two to win this bedazzled bike!

All raffle ticket holders will be invited to the drawing party on a outdoor terrace West Side of Manhattan which includes such festivities as: a live silk screen throw down with artist collective Goldmine Shithouse live music from the lovely Birdlips and libations provided by Butternut Beer and Ale from 6-8pm!

You do NOT have to be present to win the bicycle. Winner will pick up bicycle at Exit Art after drawing on July 14th. If you are outside the New York area and shipping needs to be arranged, winner will be responsible for all costs associated with shipping including packing and insurance.”

After several months of design and work, the Leviâ€™s Commuter series (source Johnprolly.com) is launching next Saturday in NYC. The party starts at 7pm at NYC Velo then rolls over here to Affinity at 8pm. The after party is at Lady Jays, one block from the shop.

Affinity is proud to be part of the Levis Commuter series jeans, weâ€™ll have the full line up on display and for sale starting the night of the party. The events kick off at 8pm, I canâ€™t wait to see the new Affinity X Levis crew jacket and the new line up of Levis. How can the 511â€²s get any better? Youâ€™ll have to come out to the launch to see!

“Transportation Alternatives’ 4th Annual Tour de Queens once again didn’t disappoint. 2000 riders navigated thru the 18 mile, family-paced course experiencing neighborhoods from Forest Hills to Jackson Heights. As usual the festivities started and ended in fabulous Flushing Meadow Corona Park in the shadow of the iconic Unisphere.

New York Mets mascot Mr. Met was on hand to lead the riders on a loop around CitiField. Though led around by pedicab, Mr. Met is keeping himself in great shape at 49. He posed for plenty of photos with an awful lot of female admirers, and there was no sign of Mrs. Met. Hmmmmm….”

This is a continuation of a Select Bus and traffic calming project which started last year on First and Second Avenues, which now have dedicated bike paths separated from traffic from Houston Street to 34th Street. The DOT will now extend the protected bike path on First Ave up to 49th Street, at which point they’re shoving in a shared bike lane up to 59th Street. Over on Second Avenue, there will be a shared bike lane from 59th down to 34th. Also coming down the East Side’s throat? “Bus bulbs”; little curb extensions that enable the Select Buses to pick up new passengers without pulling over to the side of the street.

Showing the finest selections from New York Cityâ€™s own Bike Shorts and Streetfilms along with some special additions from Portlandâ€™s Filmed By Bike festival and wildly talented lady filmmakers from all over the country. A Q&A with filmmakers and organizers will follow.

Dudes welcome if accompanied by a lady or in fabulous drag.

An incredible line up of movies showcasing a wide range of creative and inspiring films, predominantly by women filmmakers. It was awesome the first time and the 2nd time around will be even better!